Support for window and door curtains



March 2 1926. 1,575,459 c. A. STORTS SUPPORT FOR wmnow AND DOOR CURTAINS Original Filed Oct 12 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 2,1925. 1,575,459

C. A. STORTS SUPPORT FOR WINDOW AND noon CURTAINS Original Filed 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 attoznuz S Patented Mar. 2, 192.6.

- UNITED STATES 1,575,459 ATEN F E M CHARLES A. smears, for. MARIIQKCINDIANLQ snrronr non wnvnow' Ant teeacemkma Application filed October 12, 1922, Serial no. 594,063. Renewed October 24, 1925.

Z all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Sronrs,

a resident of Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Window and Door Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to'an improvement 30 in supports for window and door curtains.

The object is to provide means for quick and easy adjustment for different lengths of curtain rollers. p

This invention includes a notched or toothed plate, in. connection with a removable curtain roller bracket, and a screw for the outer end of the notched plate constructed and adapted to serve as a support for a removably attached curtain pole.

This invention further consists in a. plate, a bracket removably attached thereto for the support of window shade rollers of different lengths, a device for holding one end of the plate in place and of such form and construction that it afiords support for the curtain pole which is detachably secured thereto.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View.

Fig. 2 is a perspective.

Fig. 3 is a detached view of curtain roller brackets.

Fig. 4. is a blank from which the bracket is made or stamped.

Fig. 5 is a view of a screw for the curtain po e.

Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the brackets.

Figs. 7 and 8 show modifications;

A represents a plate having a notched upper edge 1 in the general form ofa comb one of the with its ends bent inwardly and having holes to receive screws or nails by which it is secured to the window or door frame.

While any form of screw might be employed in the present instance I have shown in Fig. 5 a peculiar form of screw adapted especially for fastening the outer end of the plate A. This screw 2 is preferably elongated and while threaded at one end is reduced in size to form pintle 3 at the opposite end to receive the inner end at of the curtain pole 5 removably secured thereon,the shoulder 6 where the pintle extends from the body of the screw constituting a stop against which the end of the pole abuts.

I) is a bracket. There are two of these of similar construction except that one has the usual round hole for one end of the curtain roller and the other an elongated open slot for the end of the spring. While various forms of brackets might be employed my preference is to make mine of sheet metal, the blank of which is illustrated in Fig. 4:, folded at the center to make a double thickness and the ends are bent outwardly to form flanges 7 and from the slots 8 are cut the tongues 9 fromthe uncut edges thereof and these are bent outwardly parallel with the flanges and the lower edge of the bracket between the tongues and flanges is notched as at 14: whereby the bracket is made to fit into one of the notches 1 of the plate A and to be held firmly therein although removable and adjustable.

In this way a simple form of interlock is provided which admits of easy, accurate and quick adjustment of the bracket. To remove and readjust the brackets the operator takes the upper and lower edges between the thumb and forefinger and slides the bracket vertically and then drops it back into the proper notch according to the length of the roller to be held and the flanges, tongues and notch in. the bottom of the bracket support the latter firmly against lateral play in any direction.

In the form of bracket shown in Fig. 7 the slot and tongues are omitted altogether.

' In Fig. 8 in lieu of screw 2 shown in Fig. 5 a split shell 12 is held in place by an ordinary screw 13, which in effect forms an extension of the screw which receives the end of the curtain pole, which pole is removably telescoped thereon.

Thus a simple device is provided for holding rollers of various lengths and the curtain pole itself ispreferably telescopic and adjustable so that it is readily adapted to the position of the screws and pintles which support it.

I claim: 1

1. A bracket made of a single piece of material doubled together in the center, and having the ends thereof bent outwardly to form flanges, said bracket having slots cut in the sides thereof and having tongues bent outwardly from said slots, theflanges and tongues being spaced apart to receive a supporting plate therebetween.

' 2. A support including a notched plate, and tongues being spaced apart and havand a bracket made of a single piece of ing a notch therebetweenin the lower edge metal doubled together in the vcenter and of the bracket for receiving the notched 10 having the ends thereof bent outwardly supporting plate.

5 to form flanges, said bracket having slots In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my out in the sides thereof and having tongues signature. bent outwardly from said slots, the flanges CHARLES A. STORTS. 

